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flag BBC Radio 2's Vernon Kay shared his emotional struggle with leaving his child at school, relating to a listener’s story while discussing parenting challenges.

flag BBC Radio 2 host Vernon Kay shared a personal reflection on parenting, describing the emotional difficulty of leaving his child crying at school as “gut-wrenching.” Speaking during his "Good News Wednesday" segment, he related to a listener’s story about his son Teddy’s calm first day of school, praising the parent’s success. flag As a father of two daughters, Phoebe, 21, and Amber, 16, Kay discussed evolving parenting approaches, including practical changes like reusing dropped pacifiers. flag He acknowledged the challenge of resisting a crying child, noting strategies worked better with Amber. flag Phoebe, now pursuing a career in production and editing, has chosen to keep her parents’ identities private while exploring work experience and university.

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